A US District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction against last September’s defunding of anti-poverty group ACORN by a vote of Congress. ACORN had filed a lawsuit claiming that Congress’s action violated the explicit...

The old musical question “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” may never have gotten a good answer — until a recent ruling by Florida’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. The Committee has decided that it’s a bad idea...

Rebecca Dana has an article up at the Daily Beast examining the question of why there aren’t as many sex scandals with women at the center of them. There are many theories that are 100% bullshit: that women aren’t as interested, that...

The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an opinion on Friday overturning one of the main charges in the federal case against Mississippi trial attorney Paul Minor and judges John Whitfield and Wes Teel. The three men were convicted...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Asheville City Councilman Cecil Bothwell believes in ending the death penalty, conserving water and reforming government – but he doesn’t believe in God. His political opponents say that’s a sin that...

An online retailer that allows buyers to customize the products they buy is selling t-shirts and bumper stickers with racist comments and thinly-veiled death threats against President Barack Obama. Zazzle.com, a ten-year-old online retailer...

I had to reorganize my entire 300 disc CD changer yesterday, totally reprogram it. So sorry if I was AWOL. But it was a trip down memory lane, with “memory lane” meaning “the 90s”. This song is chosen randomly as one that...

Arguing that the location of their local congressman’s office infringes on their right to free speech, Tea Party protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, have asked Democratic House Rep. Tom Perriello to relocate so they can protest him...

A former central Texas police chief who used a Taser on his girlfriend during a fight is expected to get a plea deal that will keep him out of prison. Oly Ivy, a former police chief of Oakwood, Texas, was charged with felony aggravated assault...

Maddow catches pastor Rick Warren in two falsehoods After more than a week of intense pressure from activist groups and the media, prominent US conservatives linked to a proposed Ugandan law that would see gay and HIV-positive people executed,...

President Obama’s whirlwind visit to Norway to accept the Nobel Peace Prize upset some Norwegians when he bowed out of several traditional Nobel Prize events, including a Friday evening concert intended to spread the message of peace. That...

When it comes to air strikes against the Taliban, there’s something about the number 30, says the Security Crank blog. The unnamed military affairs blogger has published a list of recent air strikes against militants in Afghanistan and...

A former Texas police officer who used a taser on his girlfriend during a fight is expected to get a plea deal that would keep him out of prison, KXXV reported Thursday. Oly Ivy was charged with aggravated assault after he shocked his live-in...

Hey all, Many of you may have noticed that persistent “x-trash” bug that’s been occurring over the last two months, in which you’d get a download prompt occasionally when visiting Raw Story, or sometimes when the page...

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s speech Thursday in Oslo where he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize appears to have placated his political opponents and struck a nerve with his supporters. He’s receiving kudos from one of the most...